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Hey guys! I have been reading this forum for almost two weeks. I have seen a lot of information and have been running it past my obgyn nurse and midwife. Here is my story. I had my period on Dec 19 and again on Jan 13. I have a 25 - 28 day cycle. My last normal period was in November. The past two have been really light and no cramps, which never happens for me. I have all the symptoms of pregnancy. White bumps and tendernes of the breast(occasionally), nausia, dizzy, increased breast size, milk from my breasts, frequent urination, I have a pouch now, tired and yet I have tested neg on my hpt's and blood work. I just had a full physical done so I know that it is not anything bad (I had a CBC and full panel run) I do that every year as a precaution. My doc told me to wait until I miss a period because I will not test pos or wait until the next cycle to see if it is abnormal. If it is then my insurance will pay for the ultrasound. So he told me to act as if I am preg and take care of myself to make sure that I am getting the proper nutrients. I can not wait until the ultrasound so I can stop driving my husband and myself crazy. This is the worst thing in the world because it alters your life so much. I want that pos before I begin jumping for joy. I am in mid cycle right now and still no signs as I did not seem to have one last month. I usually spot during midcycle and get cramps. Makes it easy for conception. I feel like I am crazy. My doc and everyone around me is convenced I am preg, but I am a skeptic. Now, in the state I live in they have a medical help line that is offered by the hospital and you have registered nurses and obgyn nurses. So I asked them how can you be preg and still test neg. They explained yes women have periods while being preg, some don't skip a beat. If you are having a period you will not test pos on a test because HCG is what helps to stop your period, so then the levels are not high enough. I began asking women who had given birth before and one of my friends has had 3 and all three preg she did not test pos until 4 and 5 mo's preg. Every women is different. I also just spoke with a woman today who is going to give birth in the next two weeks and she did not test pos until 29 days after her last period. Oh, I was told by the nurse that spoting counts as a period to the docs. I was told by the nurse that 15 to 20% of women go through this and you can test neg clear through a preg, but usually at 12 - 16 weeks they recomend that you test to avoid wasting money. I know that I have thrown countless dollars away on neg tests. She then told me that she had a women who had twins who never tested pos. She had to do an ultra sound to confirm her preg. I have herd time and time again HCG levels being 0 and then the next week they are off the charts. I have found a lot of miss information on the internet which drove me to the horses mouth a MidWife and she told me that some women do leak milk as early as the first trimester and that everyone is different. I asked that question because I also found that it could be breast cancer of hormones and the information I found on the internet said that women do not lactate in the first trimester, which she said was wrong. Sorry for the long message and I can ask her questions that you might have and some of the questions I have seen on here I have already asked I am leaving it out for now to save space. I am in the same boat as all of you. Waiting and wondering and hoping. Congratulations to all of you who finally received the news and good luck to all of you who are wondering. It is never fun to not know what is going on with your body and especially when it seems the docs don't know either.

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